This element is about assessing the solution components from the perspective of efficiency and identifying which parts of the solution are dependent on each other and which of those parts are the least effective. Once the business analyst understands these dependencies and inefficiencies, it is possible to determine which parts of the solution are responsible for limiting a solution's ability to realize its fullest potential business value.

Let's consider a real-world scenario to explore this concept further: 

A new workflow is implemented to improve customer communications; however, when the performance is measured, it is found that the new end-to-end workflow process now takes three days longer than before. 

Upon analysis of the solution, it is identified that part of the new workflow process is a manual email communication step, which, if not managed correctly by the staff members facilitating the process, causes this time delay. There is, therefore, a direct performance dependency of the total solution on this specific manual component, which in turn limits the solution in realizing the full potential value it was implemented for.